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OTTMAR LIEBERT Nouveau Flamenco 1990-2000 Special Edition Producer: Ottmar Liebert Higher Octave 72438 48793 2 7 Genre: NEW AGE Ten years ago, guitarist Ottmar Liebert took a cassette he'd been selling at a Santa Fe, N.M., cafe where he played and turned it into a platinum-selling album that singlehandedly launched the nouveau flamenco genre. Nouveau flamenco's mix of Spanish exoticism, ear-grabbing melodies, and gentle textures have made it a crossover favorite. In the intervening 10 years, Liebert hasn't looked back. Instead he's stretched the parameters of his own creation, emerging with ambient and techno releases, as well as an orchestral recording. On this 10th anniversary edition, Liebert revisits his work, re-sequencing, remixing, and extending some tunes. He also includes some new pieces. A few tunes, like "Surrender 2 Love," have added improvisational endings that were faded out on the original. Melodies like "Barcelona Nights" and "Heart Still/Beating" are charged with imagery that makes Liebert's fusion sound as vibrant now as it did a decade back. |